Authors' and Contributors' Bios
This book was created by faculty and students working in the Electronic Literature Lab at Washington State University Vancouver. Each were responsible for specific duties, but in the end they undertook whatever tasks were needed to complete the book by deadline. During the course of the year, the students gave a formal presentation at INKE 2018 in Victoria, B.C. about their work on the book. They also won two awards for their research: the Gray (2nd Place) award at the 2018 Student Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Competition held at the Pullman campus of WSU and 1st Place at WSUV's Research Showcase. The two seniors graduated in May 2018. One took a position with a local law firm at its digital media marketing specialist; the other, who wants to get her masters degree in Library and Information Science, will teach at a course in born digital archiving at DHSI with Grigar and Schiller in June 2018. In sum, we followed the "best practices and better understanding how authorship and contributorship models emerge in heterogeneous teams of students, faculty, staff, #alt-ac roles, librarians, programmers, and community partners," as argued by Aaron Mauro et al.
Dene Grigar is Director of the Creative Media & Digital Technology Program at Washington State University Vancouver, whose research focuses on the creation, curation, preservation, and criticism of Electronic Literature, specifically building multimedial environments and experiences for live performance, installations, and curated spaces; desktop computers; and mobile media devices. She has authored 14 media works, such as “Curlew" (with Greg Philbrook, 2014), "A Villager's Tale" (with Brett Oppegaard, 2011), the "24-Hour Micro-Elit Project" (2009), When Ghosts Will Die (with Steve Gibson, 2005), "Fallow Field: A Story in Two Parts” (2004), and “The Jungfrau Tapes: A Conversation with Diana Slattery about The Glide Project” (2004), as well as over 50 scholarly articles. She also curates exhibits of electronic literature and media art, mounting shows at the Library of Congress and for the Modern Language Association, among other venues. With Stuart Moulthrop (U of Wisconsin Milwaukee) she is the recipient of a 2013 NEH Start Up grant for Pathfinders. She serves as Associate Editor for Leonardo Reviews and is President of the Electronic Literature Organization. Her website is located at http://nouspace.net/dene.
Nicholas Schiller is the Associate Director of the Electronic Literature Lab and a member of the library faculty at Washington State University Vancouver. He is also on faculty with the Creative Media & Digital Culture program where he teaches information structure and leads workshops on search engine optimization. He has published and presented on a variety of topics including current efforts to preserve and archive early works of electronic literature, metaphor and structure in information literacy instruction, and learning in video games as a model for library instruction. He is a previous contributor to the ACRL Tech-Connect blog. He is teaching a course in born digital documentation at the 2018 Digital Humanities Summer Institute in Victoria, B.C.
Mariah Gwin is the Games Research Assistant for the Electronic Literature Lab at Washington State University Vancouver. She is pursuing a B.A. in Digital Technology and Culture with a certificate in Games Studies and Design as well as a B.A. in English with a certificate in Professional Writing. She is projected to graduate in Spring of 2020. With the Electronic Literature Lab she has presented at Implementing New Knowledge Environments, a Digital Humanities conference. She also plans on presenting at research showcases to spread the results of the Traversal project.
Holly Slocum is currently the Project Manager for the Electronic Literature Lab. She is pursuing a B.A. in Digital Technology and Culture with a minor in Communications. Holly has a focus on front-end web development and content creation. Her recent projects include the development of interactive modules for the OER DTC 101 textbook and the reconstitution of the journal frAme, published by trAce Online Writing Centre, 1999-2001.
Andrew Nevue is currently an Undergraduate Researcher for the Electronic Literature Lab. He is pursuing a B.A. in Digital Technology and Culture along with a minor in Communications. Andrew has a focus on Design and Social Media and will graduate in Spring 2020. In addition to his duties in the lab, Andrew is also Student Ambassador for WSU Vancouver.
Kathleen Zoller is an Undergraduate Researcher working in the Electronic Literature Lab who is pursuing a B.A. in Digital Technology and Culture with a focus in animation. She gained much experience working with multimedia book development on the Scalar platform when she wrote The Progressive Dinner Party Restored, which covered another preservation project she undertook during the Summer of 2019.
Moneca Roath is currently an Undergraduate Researcher for the Electronic Literature Lab. She is pursuing a B.A. in Digital Technology and Culture with a minor in Psychology. Moneca has a focus on video production and content creation, and will graduate in Spring 2020. She is also working as a Technical Assistant in the library on campus. When she is not at school/work, she is out traveling with friends or family, and is always ready for an adventure.
Will Luers, a digital media artist and writer, has been on faculty in the Creative Media & Digital Culture program at Washington State University Vancouver since the fall of 2010. In 2008, he was invited to the university as an artist-in-residence to work with students on location-based media projects. At the CMDC, he teaches "Digital Publishing," “Multimedia Authoring”, “Advanced Multimedia Authoring”, and “Digital Storytelling.” His current research and artistic interest is in designing and publishing multimedia books as mobile apps. In general, his interests are in the proliferating forms and expressive possibilities of web-based and digital cinema, including database documentaries, multimedia hypertext, networked video, and locative storytelling. In 2010, he was awarded the The Vectors-NEH Summer Fellowship to work on his database documentary, The Father Divine Project. His video art has been selected for the Media Arts Show at the 2010 and 2008 ELO Conferences.
Dene Grigar is Director of the Creative Media & Digital Technology Program at Washington State University Vancouver, whose research focuses on the creation, curation, preservation, and criticism of Electronic Literature, specifically building multimedial environments and experiences for live performance, installations, and curated spaces; desktop computers; and mobile media devices. She has authored 14 media works, such as “Curlew" (with Greg Philbrook, 2014), "A Villager's Tale" (with Brett Oppegaard, 2011), the "24-Hour Micro-Elit Project" (2009), When Ghosts Will Die (with Steve Gibson, 2005), "Fallow Field: A Story in Two Parts” (2004), and “The Jungfrau Tapes: A Conversation with Diana Slattery about The Glide Project” (2004), as well as over 50 scholarly articles. She also curates exhibits of electronic literature and media art, mounting shows at the Library of Congress and for the Modern Language Association, among other venues. With Stuart Moulthrop (U of Wisconsin Milwaukee) she is the recipient of a 2013 NEH Start Up grant for Pathfinders. She serves as Associate Editor for Leonardo Reviews and is President of the Electronic Literature Organization. Her website is located at http://nouspace.net/dene.
Nicholas Schiller is the Associate Director of the Electronic Literature Lab and a member of the library faculty at Washington State University Vancouver. He is also on faculty with the Creative Media & Digital Culture program where he teaches information structure and leads workshops on search engine optimization. He has published and presented on a variety of topics including current efforts to preserve and archive early works of electronic literature, metaphor and structure in information literacy instruction, and learning in video games as a model for library instruction. He is a previous contributor to the ACRL Tech-Connect blog. He is teaching a course in born digital documentation at the 2018 Digital Humanities Summer Institute in Victoria, B.C.
Mariah Gwin is the Games Research Assistant for the Electronic Literature Lab at Washington State University Vancouver. She is pursuing a B.A. in Digital Technology and Culture with a certificate in Games Studies and Design as well as a B.A. in English with a certificate in Professional Writing. She is projected to graduate in Spring of 2020. With the Electronic Literature Lab she has presented at Implementing New Knowledge Environments, a Digital Humanities conference. She also plans on presenting at research showcases to spread the results of the Traversal project.
Holly Slocum is currently the Project Manager for the Electronic Literature Lab. She is pursuing a B.A. in Digital Technology and Culture with a minor in Communications. Holly has a focus on front-end web development and content creation. Her recent projects include the development of interactive modules for the OER DTC 101 textbook and the reconstitution of the journal frAme, published by trAce Online Writing Centre, 1999-2001.
Andrew Nevue is currently an Undergraduate Researcher for the Electronic Literature Lab. He is pursuing a B.A. in Digital Technology and Culture along with a minor in Communications. Andrew has a focus on Design and Social Media and will graduate in Spring 2020. In addition to his duties in the lab, Andrew is also Student Ambassador for WSU Vancouver.
Kathleen Zoller is an Undergraduate Researcher working in the Electronic Literature Lab who is pursuing a B.A. in Digital Technology and Culture with a focus in animation. She gained much experience working with multimedia book development on the Scalar platform when she wrote The Progressive Dinner Party Restored, which covered another preservation project she undertook during the Summer of 2019.
Moneca Roath is currently an Undergraduate Researcher for the Electronic Literature Lab. She is pursuing a B.A. in Digital Technology and Culture with a minor in Psychology. Moneca has a focus on video production and content creation, and will graduate in Spring 2020. She is also working as a Technical Assistant in the library on campus. When she is not at school/work, she is out traveling with friends or family, and is always ready for an adventure.
Will Luers, a digital media artist and writer, has been on faculty in the Creative Media & Digital Culture program at Washington State University Vancouver since the fall of 2010. In 2008, he was invited to the university as an artist-in-residence to work with students on location-based media projects. At the CMDC, he teaches "Digital Publishing," “Multimedia Authoring”, “Advanced Multimedia Authoring”, and “Digital Storytelling.” His current research and artistic interest is in designing and publishing multimedia books as mobile apps. In general, his interests are in the proliferating forms and expressive possibilities of web-based and digital cinema, including database documentaries, multimedia hypertext, networked video, and locative storytelling. In 2010, he was awarded the The Vectors-NEH Summer Fellowship to work on his database documentary, The Father Divine Project. His video art has been selected for the Media Arts Show at the 2010 and 2008 ELO Conferences.
